You probably just read that title and thought "What?", has she lost her ever freakin' mind! Nope, I really mean grilled as in BBQ'd watermelon. I know, I know it sounds weird. I had heard someone mention this years ago and thought who would want to do that. That's weird. It is and it's not. You are only grilling for a few moments on each side. Just enough to heat the outside and give it some grill marks. However, it is the spice that is on the outside that gets a bit infused inside the melon when you do this. I have to say that we did it this week, and it is good. No, it is awesome. It added so much flavor that no salad dressing was needed. I'm not kidding. You can put a dressing on if you like, but with the amount of goodness coming through from the Pico de Gallo and little salt and pepper, oh la la. No, try it first without dressing. You are going to go "Wow, she was right, she's brilliant". Aww, come on now. You're making me blush. I will include a Balsamic Vinaigrette dressing with this recipe but really, try it without. You can always sprinkle more of the Pico de Gallo on the salad, though for me that would make it too spicy. Getting old and my digestive track is not what it used to be.

Recipe:

Seedless Watermelon Round. I used 1 round per person for the salad that I made. The seedless watermelon was the small ones that you can get now a days.

For 4 people:

4 watermelon roundsPico de Galloneutral oil spray (such as coconut oil, that is what I used)

If you are using the Balsamic Vinaigrette, go very easy on the Pico de Gallo.

Cut your watermelon into rounds, take a paper towel and dab off excess moisture. Spray one side of the round with your oil and sprinkle the Pico de Gallo. I didn't use salad dressing on the salad so was was pretty liberal with the Pico de Gallo. Grill oil side down, spray top of round and sprinkle. Be very careful spraying over heat as this can cause a flare up. You can always turn the BBQ off and then spray the other side. You only need to cook a few minutes per side on a very hot grill. The rounds become soft on the outside, so be careful when flipping or moving them.

Dice up the "meat" of the watermelon and mix with other ingredients. Serve with BBQ Chicken or Steak or Ham. You could also add meat to this salad and have as a main coarse. Sprinkle some bacon on it.

The melon will get soft on the outside, you can see where my tongs stabbed through it. Be careful when flipping them and moving them.

We BBQ'd steaks with a Monterey Rub. So, so good

I hope you enjoyed this recipe, if you did can you please leave a comment!